...lessons of home organizing through the metaphor of dance.
Welcome to the my blog Dancing Beyond Clutter where we will explore the "inner work" of home organizing through the metaphor of dance. You might wonder what organizing and dance have in common, and that's what we'll explore from week to week as I share my tips and musing on both subjects.
Are we having fun yet? This is what you'll hear when you're with people who aren't happy about the activity they're involved in. When I was younger and studying dance with the idea that I might try doing it professionally, I often found myself being overly critical, discouraged, and frankly, not having a whole lot of fun.
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"Sweat for an hour, bask in the afterglow all day." Nancy Peham
Therapy
Exercise, and dance in particular has always been therapy for me. As a person who has spent most of my life being physically active and athletic it's no secret to me what science has now confirmed. One of the many benefits of exercise includes its mood-altering properties. Our brains release "feel good" hormones that...
"Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again." – Joseph Campbell
Spatial Awareness
Imagine a stage full of dancers moving in intricate patterns, sometimes moving in unison sometimes blending or diverging, but always following the choreography that represents the theme and overall flavor of the dance.
Without a strong center the dancer is lost. It is the basis for everything she's able to accomplish, from holding her balance, to executing perfect turns, to raising her legs high above her head in apparent effortlessness.
Thanks for visiting my blog Dancing Beyond Clutter where we explore the "inner work" of organizing through the metaphor of dance. In daily life centering is just as important but...
A healthy mind has an easy breath. ~ Author Unknown
Breath
For me, one of the hardest things to overcome in the dance classroom has been remembering to breathe! How can that be? Breathing is the one of the most natural of all our body's functions. It's literally an automatic response, something we don't need to focus our awareness on throughout the day in order to do. So how is...
"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments" - Jim Rohn
Watching a professional like Tiger Woods on the golf course, Michael Phelps plying the water in an Olympic pool, or standing in front of Michelangelo's David in awe of the human form, you immediately know that discipline shaped their accomplishments.
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Envision the ballerina dancing. It's quite likely that you'll picture her balancing on the tips of her toes, twirling across the stage or leaping through the air. What all of these visions have in common is their sense of defying gravity and stepping lightly on the earth.
Thanks for visiting my blog Dancing Beyond Clutter where we explore the "inner work" of organizing through the metaphor of dance. I want to use the analogy of the footprint today in relation to our impact on the Earth.
At the end of every ballet class is the re´ve´rence, or curtsey, which signifies the respectful admiration of the students for their teacher. Another form of reverence is applause for the teacher at the end of each class. For the uninitiated, this may seem like a strange practice, but since dance technique is passed from teacher to student by demonstration, explanation and hands-on correction, it's a fitting thank-you to the teacher for the knowledge she imparts.
The main thing is keeping the main thing the main thing – German proverb
Spotting
In dance, the concept of "spotting" has to do with focusing on a fixed point while traveling through space. By setting her sights on a specific target the dancer is able to control her direction of movement and feel confident that she won't collide with other dancers or become dizzy and lose her balance.
Earth and Sky. What do these words conjure up in the mind? First, "down to Earth", solid, grounded. The sky? "head in the clouds", ethereal, weightless. How do these apparent opposites mesh in the world of dance and organization?
Thanks for visiting my blog, Dancing Beyond Clutter where we explore the "inner work" of organizing through the metaphor of dance. Actually, for a dancer to jump high into the air she must use the ground, or the...
Nancy Peham is a Certified Professional Organizer® and owner of Helping Hands Personal Services, offering home organizing solutions in Dallas Texas. Enjoy her weekly blog "Dancing Beyond Clutter" where she shares the lessons of home organizing through the metaphor of dance.
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